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Ways to win when you buy off-plan

With the number of existing homes for sale in the affordable price range diminishing, new developments are starting to regain popularity, especially with first-time buyers. And there are several factors in favour of buying a home ...

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Stutterheim – The Secret Charmer of the Eastern Cape

Often branded as one of the Eastern Cape’s best kept secrets, the bustling little town of Stutterheim lies at the foot of the Amatola Mountains on the banks of the Kubusie River. The picturesque setting and peaceful ...

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Ficksburg – The Cherry on the Top

Situated at the gateway to Lesotho in the foothills of the Imperani Mountains, the small Free State town of Ficksburg is perhaps best known for its annual Cherry Festival, the longest running festival of its kind in South ...

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Florida Hills - One With a View

Florida Hills sits between Hendrik Potgieter, at the point where it runs parallel to the N1 highway and Ontdekkers Road, a suburb that features a mishmash of high-end freehold properties as well as middle of the road sectional ...

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Aspirations, Attorneys and Al Pacino

I’m writing this after a four-hour-long motivational training session for “middle management”. (Yep, seems I’ve kinda sorta been unofficially promoted – I think this is completely as a result of the popularity of this blog but ...

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Going it Alone

Although a building project requires a certain degree of expertise and it is always advisable to utilise the services of a qualified builder, homeowners who oversee the management of a building project can not only save ...

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Why Solar Power?

Environmental problems associated with the burning of fossil fuel and the medium and long-term supply of fossil fuel itself, particularly oil and gas, makes the move towards a global renewable energy economy both desirable and ...

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The Wide Open Spaces of Somerset East

Most visitors to Somerset East discover this quaint Karoo midlands town along the Blue Crane Route on the R63 while travelling between Cape Town and Gauteng. Also known as one of the country’s best cattle producing regions, this ...

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Eat your Greens!

It seems I have come full circle. As a child I would argue till I was blue in the face about eating vegetables. If it was green in colour, it was the last thing I would want to eat. Though I am still a fussy eater I have become ...